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The 2005–06 QMJHL season was the 37th
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in the history of the
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. The
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institutes the shootout loss statistic to be recorded in the regular season standings. The league inaugurates the
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for the "General Manager of the Year." The QMJHL continued to expand eastward, into former
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markets, by granting franchises in
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and
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. The league reorganizes into a West Division, entirely made of teams from the province of
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, and an East Division, entirely made of teams in
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. Eighteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule. Coach Ted Nolan led the Moncton Wildcats to a first overall finish in the regular season, winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. The Wildcats also won their first President's Cup, defeating the
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in the finals. Since Moncton was chosen by default (due to no other bids) to host the 2006 Memorial Cup tournament, the Remparts qualified for the Cup as league finalists, and won the
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, defeating Moncton in the championship game.


Team changes

* The Saint John Sea Dogs join the league as an expansion franchise. * The St. John's Fog Devils join the league as an expansion franchise.


Final standings

''Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; SL = Shootout loss; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against'' :''y- division champion'' :''x- playoff team''
complete list of standings


Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''


Canada-Russia Challenge

The 2005 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge was hosted by the Drummondville Voltigeurs and the Moncton Wildcats. On November 21, 2005, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 7–4 at the Centre Marcel Dionne. On November 22, 2005, the QMJHL All-stars defeated the Russian Selects 6–4 at the Moncton Coliseum. Since the tournament began in 2003, the QMJHL All-stars and Russian Selects have three wins each.


Playoffs

The top nine teams from the West division, and top seven teams from the Eastern division qualified for the playoffs. The ninth place team in the West division qualified in the Eastern division, and ranked by regular season points. All series were best-of-seven. Divisions crossed over in the semifinals.
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was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 55 points (21 goals, 34 assists). Victoriaville seeded 8th in Eastern division.


All-star teams

;First team * Goaltender - Ondrej Pavelec, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Left defence - Kris Letang, Val-d'Or Foreurs * Right defence - Keith Yandle, Moncton Wildcats * Left winger - Maxime Boisclair, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Centreman - Derick Brassard, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Right winger -
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,
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;Second team * Goaltender - Josh Tordjman, Victoriaville Tigres / Moncton Wildcats * Left defence - Frédéric St-Denis, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Right defence - Michal Sersen,
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* Left winger - Alex Bourret, Shawinigan Cataractes * Centreman -
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, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * Right winger - Stanislav Lascek, Chicoutimi Saguenéens ;Rookie team * Goaltender - Ondrej Pavelec, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Left defence - Ivan Vishnevskiy,
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League based in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. The team plays its home games at the Aréna Iamgold, Aréna Glencore. The Huskies finished first overal ...
* Right defence - Andrew Bodnarchuk,
Halifax Mooseheads The Halifax Mooseheads are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The team was founded in 1994 and began play in the Dilio Division of the QMJHL for the 1994–95 ...
* Left winger - Felix Schutz, Saint John Sea Dogs * Centreman - Angelo Esposito,
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* Right winger - Claude Giroux,
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List of First/Second/Rookie team all-stars


Trophies and awards

;Team * President's Cup - Playoff Champions, Moncton Wildcats * Jean Rougeau Trophy - Regular Season Champions, Moncton Wildcats *
Luc Robitaille Trophy The Luc Robitaille Trophy is awarded to the team with the best goals for average during the regular season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The trophy is named after Luc Robitaille, who played three QMJHL seasons with the Hull Olympique ...
- Team that scored the most goals,
Quebec Remparts The Quebec Remparts () are a Canadian junior ice hockey based in Quebec City, Quebec. The team plays in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), and is named after the Ramparts of Quebec City (). There have been two franchises name ...
* Robert Lebel Trophy - Team with best GAA, Moncton Wildcats ;Player * Michel Brière Memorial Trophy - Most Valuable Player,
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, Quebec Remparts * Jean Béliveau Trophy - Top Scorer,
Alexander Radulov Alexander Valerievich Radulov (; born 5 July 1986) is a Russian professional ice hockey player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He had previously had two separate stints with the Nashville Predators, the NHL team w ...
, Quebec Remparts * Guy Lafleur Trophy - Playoff MVP, Martins Karsums, Moncton Wildcats * Telus Cup – Offensive - Offensive Player of the Year,
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, Quebec Remparts * Telus Cup – Defensive - Defensive Player of the Year, Keith Yandle, Moncton Wildcats * Jacques Plante Memorial Trophy - Best GAA, Ondrej Pavelec, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Guy Carbonneau Trophy - Best Defensive Forward, David Brine, Halifax Mooseheads * Emile Bouchard Trophy - Defenceman of the Year, Keith Yandle, Moncton Wildcats * Kevin Lowe Trophy - Best Defensive Defenceman, Olivier Magnan, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies * Mike Bossy Trophy - Best Pro Prospect, Derick Brassard, Drummondville Voltigeurs * RDS Cup - Rookie of the Year, Ondrej Pavelec, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Michel Bergeron Trophy - Offensive Rookie of the Year, Angelo Esposito, Quebec Remparts * Raymond Lagacé Trophy - Defensive Rookie of the Year, Ondrej Pavelec, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles * Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most sportsmanlike player,
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, Chicoutimi Saguenéens * QMJHL Humanitarian of the Year - Humanitarian of the Year, Joey Ryan, Quebec Remparts * Marcel Robert Trophy - Best Scholastic Player, Pierre-Marc Guilbault, Shawinigan Cataractes ;Executive * Ron Lapointe Trophy - Coach of the Year,
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, Rouyn-Noranda Huskies *
Maurice Filion Trophy The Maurice Filion Trophy is awarded annually to the general manager A general manager (GM) is an executive who has overall responsibility for managing both the revenue and cost elements of a company's income statement, known as profit & loss (P ...
- General Manager of the Year, Ted Nolan, Moncton Wildcats * John Horman Trophy - Executive of the Year, Eric Verrier, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Jean Sawyer Trophy - Marketing Director of the Year, André Gosselin and Stéphane Rhéaume, Drummondville Voltigeurs * Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year, Clément Jodoin, Lewiston Maineiacs


See also

* 2006 Memorial Cup * 2006 NHL Entry Draft *
2005–06 OHL season The 2005–06 OHL season was the 26th season of the Ontario Hockey League. The Canadian Hockey League adopted the new playing rules and enforcement recently adopted by the National Hockey League in efforts to speed up the game, and make it more ex ...
* 2005–06 WHL season


References


Official QMJHL Website

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